f^KW OFQUfiQ 



Family PALINURIDAE. 



The Paliniiridae, collected by the "Siboga", belong- to the genera Piierulus Ortm. and 

 Pamtliriis White, the former represented by Puerulus angulahis (Sp. Bate), of which no less 

 than 28 mostly adult specimens were captured, both males and females, from two Stations; 

 the latter represented by two species, Pamil. orfiatus (Fabr.) and Paiml. versicolor (Latr.). (3f 

 the last mentioned species 1 3 very young specimens were moreover obtained, that belong to 

 the pneniJus- or "Xatant'-stage, trom four Stations, and 2 of these 13 specimens were collected 

 together with young individuals (jf Paiutl. versicolor. The descriptions of a few, most adult 

 specimens of Paniil. penicillatus (Oliv.), collected by ]Messr. Ki.f.iwi:g i>k Zwaan and E. Jacobson, 

 like also of a young female of Panul. japoniais (von Siebold), obtained by Mr. G. F. Tvdeman, 

 are added, and also critical remarks and observations on some other species and varieties of 

 the uenus J'tuuilirns White. 



LIST OF ALL THE SPECIES OF PALLXIRII )AE , KNOWN 

 AT PRESENT, June 19 15. 



I. Genus Palinurellus v. :\[art. 



SPECIES iiabhat ukmakk 



Gundlaclu v. Akut. 1S78 ... Cuba, Barbados. 

 Giindlachi v. Mart. var. Wicn- 



eckii dc Man 18S1 Off Benkulen. j Confer p. 34. 



Mauritius. | 



II. Genus JasuS Parker. 



Lalaiidii (Lam.) West coast of South Africa from Syn.: 'jasiis frontalis (H. M.-Edw.), 



Caledon District near False Bay, if>37. according to OrtmaNN and 



Cape of Good Hope, to Angra- Gruvei,. 



Pcquena. 



Tristan da Cunha. 



Juan I'ernandcz. 



